about our jobs, they sent us here to think about theirs. they sent us here to think about their lives and their children's lives and to be responsible and to be serious about the challenges we face as a nation. that's what members of both parties have now done with the small business jobs bill and i hope we can work together to do the same thing on middle class tax relief in the weeks to come. thanks very much, everybody. >> the president not only addressing the small business package but using this opportunity to come out with his vice president. you saw joe biden there. and the treasury secretary, tim geithner, to make a political sell, a sales pitch, full, for extending all of the bush tax cuts below $250,000, a year in income, arguing that that is the portion of debate that both parties agree on. let's just do that and then debate the balance of it later. still with us is our panel, dave while withal, chris kofinis and robert litan what do you think of the appeal to the gop to agree in part and worry about the rest later? >> it is what